PSM Development: Shovel Shuffle Regional Downloads Breakdown

So I was going through the sales figures for Shovel Shuffle, which includes the number of downloads since it's free to play and I made another chart. It shows downloads per region as a percentage, where all regions combined make 100% and a region relates to where in the world the game is available.

I've compared it to each region's population and it looks fairly consistent. The only exception being GB, FR and ES regions having higher than normal download rates for their population. This could just be down to noise, or perhaps western Europeans are just more into games than the rest of the world.

As of June 2014 Shovel Shuffle is also available in Austria, India and Switzerland. I haven't include these in the chart since it would skew the results. Unfortunately players in those regions were never able to taste success on the scoreboards because they were patched out in the same month.

PSM Development: Shovel Shuffle Time Breakdown

I thought I'd make another development time breakdown post like I did last time with Touch Treasure. Overall it took nearly a year of occasional evenings and weekends to get Shovel Shuffle to where it is now.

Shovel Shuffle Scoreboards

Unfortunately the scoreboard feature is going to be removed from Shovel Shuffle in the next month or so for reasons beyond my control. I don't have any plans for providing a replacement at this time.

Shovel Shuffle Stage Sizes

Shovel Shuffle is a free download from the PlayStation®Store. You can play the smallest stage for free.

There are two more stages, medium and large, available as a single in-app purchase.

Touch Treasure Region Update

Better late than never, since December 18 2013,

Touch Treasure for PlayStation®Mobile is now available in Belgium, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands and New Zealand. This brings the total number of regions to 14.

If anyone can help provide Danish, Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish translations please get in touch. Corrections to the existing translations are always welcome too.

Shovel Shuffle Out Now

Shovel Shuffle for PlayStation®Mobile has been released. It's a number puzzle set in an underground mine. The objective is to dig as much as you can without crossing your path.

You dig by selecting a square in the direction you want to travel. The distance you travel is the same as the number written on the square.

It's available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, UK and US for PlayStation®Mobile-compatible Devices.